A water fall...

I think this was my last visit to New Hampshire on this trip. Wow, how I love the place. This is just another of the beautiful sites you will see while in the White mountians. This one reminded me of the movie Robin Hood. The site and sound was thrilling. I would love to have it beside my bedroom window. The rushing of the water, the birds singing...wonderful.
The water was freezing cold. But so clear. It made you want to take a mouthful. No I didn't. I learned not to do that again after being in the rainforest of Puerto Rico, oh what that can do to your tummy!
I do say again I hope each of you get a chance to come up to New Hampshire and see the beautiful sites. I will keep them in my heart for always.

The Weekend...

We went up to New Hampshire this weekend with Lester's parent's. We saw some really cool stuff. No I didn't get to see my moose. Boy, did I look for them...everywhere. We found another covered bridge. the river under it was rushing like crazy from all the rain. It was rally something. We then went up the mountian on a tram ride. Yes, me...I hate hights. But we did have a really good time. It's White Mountian, the highest peak or point east of the Mississippi. We were abouve the timber line. WOW! The smell was great! I'll make another post later with some of the other pictures. If you ever get a chance to go up here to NH,go, you'll love it!

My knitting...

I've been working on a couple, well ok, more that a couple of projects. I love to knit. The only thing better might be my pottery. But... how I hated working on this sweater! I was terrible! I came out so big. I did everything. my gauge, measured, you name it. I was doing it for Ashley. Well, sorry honey. I think it will fit Lynn. So it's something else to be worked on for you.

I loved the yarn I did the scarf out of. It was fantastic to work with. I will use it again. I have it named and all that on my Ralvery page.
You wont believe what my husband did. I went into the yarn store here in Ri to get some needles. (yes, I always need them, I don't know where they go?) Anyway's while I was in there he went into the book store next door. I went in looking for him when I was finished. She said to me when I asked after him. Oh you are the knitter that was next door! He spoke so well of you. Well that had my ear's up (so to speak). She then said he went outside. So out I went...Lester was in the truck. I got in, said the lady spoke well of him, he just gave me that Lester grin (if you know him then you know what I mean). Something was up. Off we road. He reached over the seat and said he had something for me! It was a sock pattern book! Yes, a knitting book! It was for knitting two socks at once on circular needles... I have checked it out but didn't know if I could do it. I opened it up, he had written the best thing inside.
"For my darling wife, i hope you like this book as much as I will enjoy your frustration watching you try to knit your frist PAIR of socks. Lester".
So now you know me I have to make them. So I'll post a picture as soon as I get them done!
Have a great day.

The Narragansett Bay of Rhode Island...

I would like to tell you about one of the places we have been staying at. The Narragansett Island & Bay in Rhode Island. It is the north side of the Rhode Island sound. The Bay containes ov 30 islans. Brought together by two different rivers, the Sakonnet and Taunton. Contains two suspention bridges, which you have to cross to get back to the main land of RI.
When you can see out to the ocean (Like I said "when you can see it passed the fog".) You can see way out past the mouth into the Atalntic. With several little islands in the middle. I does look alot like San Franscico, with the clifts on one side, and the hills on the other, with all the fog rolling in over them.
It was first settled by the two Indian tribes the Narragansetts & the Wampanoag. These were first visited by an Italian explore in 1524. Then by the Dutch and English. The first settlement was in 1630's. the first English colony was 1643. The place has experienced so much history from the Gasp'ee Affair of 1772. to the rum-runners of the prohibition. The colonial houses to the million dollar mansions by the Vanderbitls.
You can experince most any kind of sport you would like in the area horseback riding, sailing, fishing, seal watching, hiking, camping... Needless to say you can have a great time while hear. I love to go over the bridges and watch the fog, the sailboats, fishermen... There is so much and because of the weather and or sun, or rain it looks different everytime you go. From our hotel we watch the sunsets, listen to the colors for the flag from the base. Then part of my favorites...the fog horns blowing. It makes me feel like I'm part of a Sherlock-Holmes set. I do hope you all get to come and experience it.

The Rock Walls of New England...

The rock walls... I wish I could show pictures of all of them I have seen. They are one of my many favorite things. I have even thought of writing a book about one. Yes, me a book. Just think, "I'll meet you by the wall..." How many different things come to mind?
They are great. They are along the sides of the roads, in the middle of fields, then you see them as you ride by the woods. They just go on off into the forest. Then you'll see another meet up with it out there. With the Maple, and Oaks growing up all around them. You'll see wild blackberry's growing up and over them.
When were they built? Newport was started in 1689. So were they someone's property line? The fence to the farm animals, or was it the starting of the wagon roads? Yes, I sit and think of these things while driving by them.
Have you ever wondered how many children laughed while climbing over them? Or how many young men and women walked along them wish upon a start together? How many family memories were made along these walls? I do hope you get a chance to experience them to one day. I love them. Just think of the stories one can make up while sitting on one...these walls have seen the history of so much from families, homes, selling of farms and land to the wars of our United States. How much more will they see while the squirrels run along their edges and the birds sing above them...